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VI Peel and Microneedling Ruined my Skin!
UPDATED FROM Skin Chronicles
1 year post
I see some improvement ... You be the judge.
Skin ChroniclesOctober 26, 2017
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You guys are angels, thanks for the encouragement.
It MIGHT be my eyes but I believe some of the lines have been diminished ... Can you tell?
This is my routine and I hope it helps anyone fighting the creepy skin.
I make a jar of Bamboo tea and drink it throughout the day, as some angel on here suggested Bamboo.
I take Turmeric, HA, and Kelp capsules. Kelp (Iodine) is helping my thyroid a lot these days.
I also take Iron (blood builder) by Megafood.
I am no longer a vegetarian, I have added more protein in my diet and I have more energy now.
Skincare routine:
My skin type is dry, really dry.
After I shower at night, I don't dry my face with a towel, I let my face dry on its own. Then I spray my face with Caudalie's Grape Seed water and let it sit for 10 seconds ... Before it dries I dab Hyaluronic acid all over my face. HA used to dry my skin so much so this is the only way it won't dry me. Before HA dries I dab some rosehip oil and massage until its completely absorbed, then I follow with Tamanu oil. I use my fingers to stretch the lines of my skin, I think if I gently stretch the creepy skin the oil is able to get inside the lines otherwise it would only rub on top of the texture. I hope this makes sense. My theory is that when you lift your skin the product gets inside the line. After this I just put on a thick cream.
If you let HA dry then its just going to leave your skin all dried up. The oils need to be applied on a wet face. Don't let anything get dry until you apply your oils.
You need to take your time every night and gently massage your face, the goal is to get inside those nasty lines.
I want to know what you think or what I should add!
I use retinol once or twice a week and I use my PMD once a month.
It MIGHT be my eyes but I believe some of the lines have been diminished ... Can you tell?
This is my routine and I hope it helps anyone fighting the creepy skin.
I make a jar of Bamboo tea and drink it throughout the day, as some angel on here suggested Bamboo.
I take Turmeric, HA, and Kelp capsules. Kelp (Iodine) is helping my thyroid a lot these days.
I also take Iron (blood builder) by Megafood.
I am no longer a vegetarian, I have added more protein in my diet and I have more energy now.
Skincare routine:
My skin type is dry, really dry.
After I shower at night, I don't dry my face with a towel, I let my face dry on its own. Then I spray my face with Caudalie's Grape Seed water and let it sit for 10 seconds ... Before it dries I dab Hyaluronic acid all over my face. HA used to dry my skin so much so this is the only way it won't dry me. Before HA dries I dab some rosehip oil and massage until its completely absorbed, then I follow with Tamanu oil. I use my fingers to stretch the lines of my skin, I think if I gently stretch the creepy skin the oil is able to get inside the lines otherwise it would only rub on top of the texture. I hope this makes sense. My theory is that when you lift your skin the product gets inside the line. After this I just put on a thick cream.
If you let HA dry then its just going to leave your skin all dried up. The oils need to be applied on a wet face. Don't let anything get dry until you apply your oils.
You need to take your time every night and gently massage your face, the goal is to get inside those nasty lines.
I want to know what you think or what I should add!
I use retinol once or twice a week and I use my PMD once a month.
ORIGINAL POST
It has been over a year and I am still struggling....
Skin ChroniclesJuly 29, 2017
It has been over a year and I am still struggling. This was the first time I got a facial and it destroyed my porcelain skin. I first had a VI peel, 2 weeks later I had a microneedling session, after that I had two more micro sessions 1 month apart. I wanted to treat my acne scars. My face has now completely changed, it looks like a giant wound and it is not healing at all and to top it off it created the strangest texture and it looks like my face is melting making me look 20 years older! My once smooth, porcelain skin around my eyes are now vertical and horizontal lines. The horizontal lines are transforming into crowsfeet! I still can't believe it, these days instead of crying when I look at myself I just start laughing ... And yes, I watch the food I eat, I take supplements, etc, etc and I am giving up now. My face is destroyed.
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July 31, 2017
Your skin isn't bad to me at all. I think your eyes look young and you have a pretty skin tone. It takes a long time to rebuild collagen, have faith that you will heal in the spots you're unhappy with. :)
August 1, 2017
Thank you so much :) I am going to start using a higher percentage of retinol, I think that might work!
August 29, 2017
I wish you luck! What I have is a few dark spots, but rather than actually rolling my entire face, I've just been using a single needle pen, just on those particular spots --which does seem to be doing the job. Was Thinking of going to a practitioner for a full treatment, but your story has made me rethink that idea. If anything, rolling myself with a smaller needle may be the safer course of action. Best of luck!
August 30, 2017
Thank you! I think the needle pen stresses the skin where the bone is, like around the eyes and forehead because the acne scars on my cheeks seem to be half the size now. So if you actually do it just make sure they don't touch the eye area and stop around the area where you put your highlighter.
August 5, 2017
Your face isn't destroyed. I totally get why you're upset about your skin though. I have acne scarring and the microneedling with PRP created even more issues. Do you happen to know how deep they went? How long was your downtime?
August 25, 2017
I had 3 sessions with a month apart each. I can still see the tracks all around my eyes and they look like wrinkles. I am going to call them and ask them how deep they went. I am curious to know how many peels it would take to reach a smooth surface. Ugh, the struggle is real.
August 24, 2017
I want to take microneedling as well, i saw ur post and read it . I was so much horrified but when i saw photos i just think u are making a fuss about it . It ismt that bad
August 24, 2017
I'm curious if you see the lines I'm talking about. I'm making a fuss about it because my skin wasn't like this before, it was smooth. But thanks for letting me know. Just make sure they don't needle around your eyes.
August 25, 2017
Ya i will take care of that . Nd I hope u will get the desired results very soon
Stay happy
Stay happy
August 24, 2017
Did you do microneedling right after the peel?
August 25, 2017
Yeah, two weeks after. The esthetician said it was fine to do it, I shouldn't have listened to her. I am still confused about what have caused this. You can see the tracks around my eyes, its like she tattoed them.
August 31, 2017
August 26, 2017
Hi,I am very sorry for you I was thinking about do microneedling but it was just beginning of summer and I live in fl so I sad no.first of all I think you took very fast approaching the peel you had resurfaced at least one layer of your skin and it later time to heal it and see results just from the peel but you didn't wait even a month and had needles sticking into your unheald skin,which again is procedure not easy to see results over month but again you did it 3 time????!!!! It is just even hard for me to read it how much you rupture your delicate skin and I only pray that you don't go on Sun with your face period cuz you will course yourself additional problems as is hyperpigmemnts or melasma.
You need to be wise and have common sense if I was you I would try do total nature approach like home made masks a lots of vitamin c. Serum also face massage helps stimulate collagen and just pamper your skin for few months ,don't use any peels at all plus please stay completely out of sun with your face you need to wear hat all the time as I do to prevent any discoloration please I wish you good luck I am really maniac about my skin I did destroy my with lasers procedure s years ago....developed melasma,went true hormonal meds for skin,retinol, recently had.done ultherapy, then kybela so I really can share a lot of advices and opinions I will be 40. But true the years I know what I am talking about and wish you could read this before you had anything done.
Honestly I tell you that you will have better results but the damage is done and unless you spent a lot of 00000....USD even if... It will help maybe 50% ..but never 100% and that's the truth.but you are very beautiful woman and we are lucky there is a great make up products to cover all imperfections so I please you don't waist your days or years like I did just try some great tricks as a make up artist on you tube to enhance your beauty Becouse at theend of the day is only us who see the problem ....keep us updated please and head up it is not end of world I promise lol
You need to be wise and have common sense if I was you I would try do total nature approach like home made masks a lots of vitamin c. Serum also face massage helps stimulate collagen and just pamper your skin for few months ,don't use any peels at all plus please stay completely out of sun with your face you need to wear hat all the time as I do to prevent any discoloration please I wish you good luck I am really maniac about my skin I did destroy my with lasers procedure s years ago....developed melasma,went true hormonal meds for skin,retinol, recently had.done ultherapy, then kybela so I really can share a lot of advices and opinions I will be 40. But true the years I know what I am talking about and wish you could read this before you had anything done.
Honestly I tell you that you will have better results but the damage is done and unless you spent a lot of 00000....USD even if... It will help maybe 50% ..but never 100% and that's the truth.but you are very beautiful woman and we are lucky there is a great make up products to cover all imperfections so I please you don't waist your days or years like I did just try some great tricks as a make up artist on you tube to enhance your beauty Becouse at theend of the day is only us who see the problem ....keep us updated please and head up it is not end of world I promise lol
August 27, 2017
Thank you so much for taking the time to write me, I don't feel alone anymore. It was such a dumb decision in my part, it was my first time getting a peel and it was the first time someone touched my face. I had this gut feeling when I was at the spa, I felt like I was losing something but not sure what ... I told the esthetician twice that I had a recent peel and she said it was fine and that it will heal anyway. I am curious to know if could see the lines forming when she was going needling the skin around my eyes. I haven't been paying attention to my actual scars on my cheeks since I've created another problem. It's incredible, even my mothers skin around her eyes look so smooth without a line. I am truly living a nightmare. When I use powder it does cover up a little bit but when you get closer you can see the creepy skin, especially on certain lights. So you had Ultherapy? I've heard horrible stories about this procedure, I found a site called ultherapyruinedmyface.com and there are so many ladies that had terrible results. I hope yours is not as bad though, we still have hope!
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